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Bryan County Family Connection honors its volunteer partners

Mark Swendra

Bryan County News

Updated:
June 12, 2018, 3:47 p.m.

During an
appreciation luncheon last week, leaders of the Bryan County Family Connection
made it clear to their volunteer partners: We couldn’t do this without your
support.

Nearly 70
local businesses and organizations were recognized, receiving a certificate of
appreciation and as BCFC Chairwoman Lauren Francis stated, “If it wasn’t for
you, we wouldn’t be who we are today.”

Francis, who
said the goal of the organization is to make Bryan County better, thanked the
volunteer partners, and along with director Wendy Sims, spoke of the progress
and achievements made by the organization since its inception more than 25
years ago.

Sims treated
the audience to a slideshow of images portraying the good work done by the
group and its volunteers.

The mission
of the Bryan County Family Connection is to bridge the gap between agencies in
an effort to provide quality services so that all families and children within
the community can reach their highest potential.

The local
organization is a part of Georgia Family Connection Partnership, a statewide
initiative of 159 community collaborative partnerships committed to making
measurable improvements for children and families in Georgia. Each
collaborative serves as the local decision-making body, bringing community
partners together to develop, implement, and evaluate plans that address the
serious challenges facing Georgia’s children and families.

The group is
teaming up with the Coastal Health District Adolescent Health & Youth
Development and Savannah Prevention Center to present its first Save a Life
Youth Health Summit in Richmond Hill on June 23.